A Note from Kasey

On Thursday we traveled to Utrecht. It is amazing to see the distinctive differences between the cities here in the Netherlands. Utrecht is known for its college atmosphere. It was quite apparent that there were many more students our age around. We walked through the city and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Utrecht has a large shopping mall and many more shops out on the streets. We enjoyed spending all of our money there! We were also quite surprised at the differences in the cost of food. Our meals there were much cheaper, assumingly because of the younger population, who are probably just as broke as us. It is interesting to see the architectural similarities between Utrecht and Amsterdam. Both have many canals, however Utrecht has little restaurants underneath the canal bridges. They are amazing to look at and even nicer to go to. It also seemed like Utrecht had more greenery, more parks around. It is nice to see the integration of the parks into the city; it gives a very serene feeling. Overall the trip to Utrecht was definitely worth the short train ride because of the different atmosphere.